Lift catch



D. M. GALLAGHER 1,707,000l

LIFT CATCH March 25, 1929.

Filed Feb. 25, 1928 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 26, 1929. y i

oNrrEDsTATEs PATENT offrire.

DAVID IJI. GALLAGHER, 0F ANSONA, COIQ'NEOTCUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE BASSETT METAL GQDS CQMPANY, INC., OF DERBY, CONNECTCUT, A COllPRAi'UN OF GN- Nnoriour.

LIFT CATCH.

Application filed February 25, 1928. Seriel No. 256,873. l

My invention relates to lift catches for the correeponding endeI oit the eide Walle` 5 bend been and other containers. being beveled downwardly an .,.iivardlv eoV .fin object oit the invention to provide a, as to perniit said endojt the lift ineinber to novel and iininroved liift Catch oft thie` charloe Conveniently grasped in openingv and Closaeter. ing the li'lt eateli. rllflie end portion of the Another object et' the invention to protop woll of the lift member extendingtrein 60 vide a litt catch of this character-Which is tbe end Well ie inclined correspondingly of siniple cheap, strong end durable oonto the 'adjacent beveled portion 28 of the to'p etruetion, which may `be easily assembled "Wall of the b: ee. The end i 'all le olf the litt 1o and attaehed tothe container, and which opnieinber in inovided with a euitable elet 3S eratee eaeily and smoothly. .i'or reeeiving one olf the depending,r tongues 65 The several 'features of the invention, 26 on the bane, the :slot beingliorined by in whereby these and other objeete` inay be at- Wordly projecting tongues e() that are ailtained, will be Clearly vundereteod from the l'lneeifl Ainside oitl tbe side walls of the base. 15 'following deseription and accompanying The catch ineinber lllinay be et a common drawing-S in which, Construction having;a :itej upper end riveted or 70 Figo-1f@ 1 jg L Sid@ View 0f the upper porotherwise Secured to a U-eliaped plate 4i). tion` oi? a hand bag to which iny improved i which is; suitably Secured to the top and eide litt eateli has been applied; weile oit' the lift member. i eo Fiep 2 ie a longitudinal sectional vieiv of The leatepring 16 is; curved in an are, ae

the .dit catch sind a portion oil" the bag,t1he Shown, :1nd han Olio 0nd looved in tbe Spee@ 75 lijtt Catch being;a Shown in Closed position; provided between a downwirdly bent tongue Fig'. 3 ie a eiinilar vievv but Showing' the lei at one end oi: the clearance Slet 20 in the lilfteateh in open position; baee und the adjacent portione of the top 25 Figi'. i is a transverse sectional View taken Wall oit the bane. The other or ifree end, of

en thoiino440f1 `ig 2; the spring; 16 received in a suitably ar- 80 Fig. 5 in e. bottoni plan view ot the liitt ranged notch in the Catch. l-/fi near the upper Catch before attachment to the container; end thereof.

l? G ie a Seetional vieiv teken on the y lll SSOP-iljlinp; tb@ PM''S 0l? ib@ litt Ciil'Cb,

:i0 line @h6 oit F 5 but Showing the lift catch the base ie plat fi' Within the li'ift nien'lber with attaehed to the container; and Y tbe securing' tongue 2G extending; through the 35 1 A A Fig, is a. View m perspective ofthe base Slot between the tonguee 4i() onthe'liit ineinnienibeof the eeteh, ber, and with the eateli 11i extenibng through lfn the drawinge my improved lift catch the clearance elotQO 'in the base. One end of; :o is shown applied to a. eonnnon type of hand the leaflejjiring 1G is; inserted in the V-ebaped img Q "lowing 1gb@ grml inner and outer U- notch provided by the lug ffl/fi, and its other 90 Shaped iran'ie nielnbernI i and G that are reend is Aforced downwardly by means oi a enitepeetively provided With the ueual registerable tool .into the retaining` 'noteb in the ine; `elote El and 9 for receiving the catch Cntob 14. i fio nion'iber oft the device, f JMiter the parte or the litt` Catch have been Si Shown? thegompmwni; parts of the lift thus aeseinbled, the securing; tongues 2G oi 95 Catch consist et a. basse l0, a lift member l2, the base are inserted througliapertures in e eateh nieinber 14, and a leaf Spring 16. the outer frame nieniber (3 and bent inwardly The bese i0, which is made of Sheet metal, and upwardly against the under side of the il@ provided with i top Wall 18 having a eleariframe nieniber in the usual manner so ae to anee slot 20, side Walls 22, and end Walls 2li `Securely bold thelift Catch in place. y 100 having; depending"tongues 26 for Securing `llllitl'i this eonetruetion it will be apparent the base member to the outer traine ineinber that upon closing the liilft ineinber l2 so as to G. The top Wall of the base has downwardly proj eet the catch le through the slots S and 9 5e and outwardly beveled end portions 28. in the frame inen'ibere, the leali Sprin 1G will rlrhe lift nieniber 12,'Wliieh ie also niade oi irnily liold the liit nieinber l2 down upon m5 Sheet inetal., is provided with a top Wall 30, the base 18,7 and upon raieingthe liit ineinside Wells 32 and an end Wall 34, the opposite ber l2 the Spring; will likewise hold the li 'it end of the top Well bein g bent upwardly and member' in open position, the itree end et the Vthe litt member.

leaf-spring being shifted to opposite sides of its dead center with relation to the axis of Also, as Ythe litt member approaches Vboth its open and closed positions, the spring, vas its end passes its dead center, Will act tosnap the litt membery into these positions. rll-he upward movement of the litt member is limited by the engagement of the headofthe catch let with the under side of the top wall of the base, and the downward movement ot the lit member is limited by the top wall of the base. It will be appa'rentthat the leaf spring 1G is so .arranged as to yieldingly press the litt inember longitudinally in such a manner as to maintain the parts ot' the pivotal connection yas `above described in proper pivotal engagement, and-these parts are so arranged that there is no danger of them becoming jammed ordisplaced upon attaching the litt catch to the container by means ot the securing tongues 26.

Aswillbe evident to those skilled in the Vart,inyjinvention permits various inoditlcations `without departing from the spirit `thereofor thescope of the appended claims.

Vhat l claim is: Y v1'. A lift catch for bags and other containers having, in combination, a base for attachment to the container, a litt member,

'a tongue and slot connection between the base and litt member providing a pivotal connection topormfit the litt member to be swung vtainers having, in combination, a base having side and end walls,means con'iprising a tongue 'depending from one ot the end walls v for securing the Ybase to the container with f the lower edges o't' 'the side walls substantially i engaging the container, a litt member having a to i wall side walls 'and an end wall. i 7. 1

lsaid end wallhaving a slot throughwhich saidr tongue extends to'provide a pivotal connection to permit Athe lift member to be swung downwardlyV overand upwardly trom said base, a depending catch carried by said litt member, means comprising a spring having one vend connecting with said base in proximity to said pivotal connection and its l.other or free end .engaging said catch, said spring being suitably arranged with relation to the axis of said litt member to cause its free end to pass through a dead centeras the litt member ismoved from one to the other of said positions. y 5 y '3.' lift catch forbags and other containers having, incombi'nation, a base having side and end walls, means comprising a tongue depending form one of the end walls for securing the base to the container, a litt catch having a top wall, side walls and an end wall, said end wall having a slot through which said tongue extends to provide a pivotal connection to permit the lift member to be swung downwardly over and iuriwardly from said base, a depending catch carried by said litt member, and means comprisingr a spring having one end connected with said base in proximity to said pivotal connection and its other oi' tree end connected with said litt member and suitably arranged with relation to the axis ot said litt member to cause its tree end to pass through a dead center as the litt member is moved from one to the other of said positions.

+L. A litt catch :tor bags and other containers having, in combimition, a base having,r a top, side and end walls, and means comprising a tongue depending from one of the end walls for securing the base to the container, a littmember having a top wall, side walls and an end wall, said end wall being provided with inwardly projecting tongues that are spaced apart to provide a slot between them through which the tongue on said base extends to provide ar pivotal connection to permit the litt n'ieinber to be swung downwardly over and upwardly trom said buse, a depending catch carried by said litt member, and means coniprising a spring connecting said lift member and base for holding said litt member in either ot said positions and suitably arranged to yieldingly press said litt member in a direction to maintain the end wall ot said slot substantially against said depending tongue on the base member.

5. A litt catch tor bags and other containers having, in combination, a base having top, side and end walls, a tongue depending from one ot' the end walls for securing lthe base to the container, a lift member having a top wall, side walls and an end wall, said end wall being provided with inwardly projecting tongues spaced apart to provide a slot through which said tongue on the base extends to provide a. pivotal connection to permit the lift member to he swung downwardly over and upwardly from said base. a depending catch` on the litt member, and means comprising a spring having one end connected with said base in proximity to said pivotal connection and its other end connected with said catch and suitably arranged with relation to the axis of the litt member to cause its last mentioned end to pass through a dead center as the litt member is moved from one. to the other of said positions. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification Feb. 23, 1928.

DAVID M. GALLAGHER.

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